1990 country squire resto/lowrider in UK

[rellik god]

ok not in a rush that be great

[andyfanshawe]

ok not in a rush that be great

Will do.

Heres a progress update.

Onto the passenger A post top. Heres a sequence of photos as it is cut away











Going to have to go down one more layer. Certainly far worse than the other side. Shouldnt take long to do though.

Andy.

[GoodSamaritan]

EEek! That looked so promising from the outside.

[andyfanshawe]

Metal cleaned up as far as I want to go



Worried about how deep the rust goes on that corner, so out it comes as one unit



Heres the top of the panel removed



and the other side



Really surprising that it has only gone through in that one area.

New steel going in tomorrow.

This was an interesting sight. Loads of media from the blasting I did over a year ago.



Andy.

[andyfanshawe]

First plate fabricated and clamped in place





Next plate fabbed and drilled for spot welding and etch primed underneath



Dont know whether you can see the tiny pieces of masking tape in this picture where the spot welds will be




Weld it in tomorrow and close it all up.

Andy.

[johnunit]

Once again, exception detail and a model for the somewhat uncharted territory of a complete resto of a non-rustfree panther.

[1990LTD]

This might seem an odd question but have you been keeping track of the hours you've been putting into this wagon?

[andyfanshawe]

This might seem an odd question but have you been keeping track of the hours you've been putting into this wagon?

Hi 1990LTD.
A good question but I haven't kept a count of the hours - enjoy it too much! But it will probably be a few

More progress time;
Plate welded in



and welds ground down



Final plate made and holes drilled for spot welding. Notice the painted panel under it with masked off areas where it will be welded through



Welded in



have a look at this for welding penetration! Gone through 2 thicknesses!



Heres where I think some water gets in to the A post. Here I am levering up the panel at the bottom of the windscreen revealing a gap where the sealant has gone.



Onto the bottom of the A post. On the other side it was rotted out, so I thought I would cut this side out to check



Looks good this time but the inner rocker has some corossion on that may need doing.

Andy.

[87gtVIC]

Truly amazing. Great work. Everything is immaculate.

[rellik god]

definitly check there and pull off the fresh air guard there.thats where my water leak was and also check up under dash under fresh air box

nice work andy

[andyfanshawe]

Truly amazing. Great work. Everything is immaculate.

Thank you.

[andyfanshawe]

definitly check there and pull off the fresh air guard there.thats where my water leak was and also check up under dash under fresh air box

nice work andy

I certainly will.
Wow, your car certainly had the rust bug! I'm assuming you live where salt is used on the roads a lot!?
Have you blanked off the air inlet? (first picture)?

Andy.

[rellik god]

yes

[GoodSamaritan]

Andy, I have to say that is some of the most shoddy work I've ever seen...
Not really. I just couldn't think of anything positive that hadn't already been said a dozen times.
Honestly I'm very impressed with your level of dedication and the quality of your work. Doubly so
given the limitations of doing it at home with the tools you have. Keep up the good work.

[andyfanshawe]

Thanks GoodSamaritan, you are a gentleman sir.

Loads of bodywork done over last few days.
Top of A post finished and sealed



Bottom of A post welded up with an access hole for rustproofing



Bit of a warning here. Found this at the bottom of the A post stuffed in a corner


no not drugs, but sound proofing.

Quite a few of these in that area and I thought I had got them all out. You can see the weld burns in it. Could have set the damn car on fire.

Just the fender to do now so heres a couple of views of where we are at.









Then we are bracing up and engine removal for the floorpan to be cut out!

Andy.